Watch Covid Inquiry morning session ahead of Gove - BBC News

Summary

1. Levelling up and housing secretary Michael Gove is due to give evidence to the Covid inquiry this afternoon
2. The veteran Tory MP was Cabinet Office minister when the pandemic began, and held several ministerial posts in the decade before it
3. Before Gove, the inquiry will hear from others including Melanie Field of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, and Richard Horton, editor of the Lancet medical journal
4. The inquiry aims to look at lessons learned from the handling of the pandemic - this first phase is focused on planning and preparedness
5. You can watch the inquiry live at the top of this page by pressing the play button